africa review. where do most people in egypt live? along the nile river

AFRICA REVIEW

Where do most people in Egypt live?

Along the Nile River

What country is this?

SOUTH AFRICA

In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?

DESERTIFICATION

What country is this?

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

What country is this?

SUDAN

Swahili is a mixture of which two languages?

Arabic and Bantu

What country is this?

EGYPT

Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East.

ARABS

What lake is this?

LAKE VICTORIA

What River is this?

CONGO RIVER

Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara

where desertification is a problem.

The Sahel

What River is this?

NILE RIVER

Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine?

EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

What country is this?

KENYA

What River is this?

NIGER RIVER

The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa.

NIGER

What lake is this?

LAKE TANGANYIKA

WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS?

NIGERIA

What desert is this?

THE KALAHARI

DESERT

Which geographical area can be found along most of Africa’s equator?

Tropical Rainforest

What River is this?

CONGO RIVER

What are Rock-filled rapids called on African rivers at the

edge of the plateau?

Cataracts

What landform separates Morocco from the Sahara desert?

Atlas Mountains

What Region is this?

THE SAHARA DESERT

What is a small place where trees are able to grow and where people can live with grazing

animals and a few crops?

Oasis

What mountains are these?

ATLAS MOUNTAINS

What ethnic group believes that the safety of their nation depends on the Golden

Stool?

Ashanti

What Region is this?

THE SAHEL

The Sahara divides Africa into two regions. What are these two regions?

Northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

The Mediterranean Sea

In the Sahel, what is leading to desertification?

Overgrazing by animals

What ethnic group is found in Central and Southern Africa?

Bantu

Due to poor farmland in the Sahel, where are most people choosing to move?

Into cities

What ethnic group is found in East Africa, especially Kenya?

Swahili

What is the largest lake in Africa?

Lake Victoria

What is a major problem with the Nile River today?

Pollution

What desert is found in Southern Africa?

Kalahari Desert

What is the world’s longest river?

Nile River

In what country are the Ashanti people found?

Ghana

In what country did the Bantus come from?

Nigeria

What religion was brought to Africa from the Middle East?

Islam

What area of Africa do the Swahili live?

East Africa

What are two ways in which people of the Sahel make a

living?

Heading and Subsistence Farming

What one word describes the savanna?

Grasslands

What is one reason why the Sahel, Savanna, and rainforests are being

destroyed?

Increase population

What is the main religion of the Swahili people?

Islam

Europe’s need for Raw Materials led to what?

The“Scramble for Africa”?

What is the term given to a country that builds an empire by conquering colonies to provide raw

materials for a stronger country?

Imperialism

What was the Berlin Conference?

The meeting of the European powers to

decide how to divide up Africa

Jomo Kenyatta was an African nationalist leader from which

country?

Kenya

What was Nelson Mandela’s role in the evolution of Apartheid in South Africa?

He worked to abolish Apartheid

During the 1950’s and 1960’s most African countries experienced what??

Political Independence from the

European Powers

What is the purpose Pan-Africanism today?

Development of a unified political identity in Africa

Under apartheid, black South Africans were forced??

Live in homelands and use separate facilities

What valuable natural resources made the British want to take over South

Africa?

Gold and Diamonds

When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?

After World War II

What has been a major problem in Nigeria since independence?

Religious conflict between Muslims and Christians & Ethnic conflict

Wars fought between opposing sides within a single nation are

what type of conflict?

A Civil War.

Why did Europeans build empires in Africa?

Europeans wanted the natural resources found there, and to

expand their empires.

What are all of the results of political instability in Africa since

independence? Name at least two.

Government corruption, civil wars, poverty, and

revolutions.

What is genocide?

The preplanned murder of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic

group.

What two African nations were independent during European

colonialism?

Liberia & Ethiopia

Who was F.W. De Klerk?

The white president who helped bring an end to

apartheid in South Africa

What was the main consequence of EUROPEAN COLONIZATION?

Poverty and a lack of economic development in

Africa

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, what was the term, “Scramble for Africa”

used to describe?

The European Powers race to colonize the

African Continent.

Kwame Nkrumah was an African nationalist leader from what country?

Ghana

What was The meeting of the European powers to decide how to divide up Africa?

The Berlin Conference

Malaria, one of the leading causes of death on the African continent, is spread how?

The disease is spread by mosquitoes

In what country has the Janjaweed murdered hundreds of thousands in

Darfur?

Sudan

Who’s work to abolish Apartheidin South Africa landed him in prison for 27 years?

Nelson Mandela

Mandela was the leader of what organization which led to his 27 year

imprisonment?

The ANC or African National Congress

Why did many of the boundaries of the new African states created after World War II cause

problems?

The boundaries split tribes and put opposing tribes in

the same country

The war between the Hutu and the Tutsi can best be described as what

type of conflict?

An Ethnic Conflict.

Under imperialism, a country must do what to build a stronger country?

Conquer colonies to provide raw materials

What is a person(s) called that has to flee their home for safety called?

REFUGEE

Which was most often used to draw new boundaries for African countries during

independence?

Europeans followed the old colonial boundaries

How do the literacy rates for boys and girls compare in both Kenya and Sudan?

Literacy rates for boys are higher

A country ruled by a person that has complete and unlimited

power

Autocracy

a form of government in which a Deity (God) is recognized as the

supreme civil ruler

Theocracy

In general, countries with strong economies have __________ literacy

rates

High

What type of government controls most aspects of its peoples life.

Authoritarian or Autocracy

A small group of powerful leaders are in charge in this

type of government…

Oligarchy

What is the legislative branch of government is responsible

for ???

making and carrying out the laws

How is the leader of a Presidential Democracy chosen?

The president is chosen in a vote by the people.

Why is Sudan not a true Republic?

•Votes don’t count unless they are for the National Congress Party

What is a Political Trade Barrier that places a tax on incoming

goods?

tariff

People who can work, solve problems, and create businesses

are called what?

Human Resources

What type of government citizens choose representatives to make and enforce the laws

Representative Democracy or Republic

A country in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the states, colonies, or provinces have

some self-government; ultimate power rests with the voters who choose their governmental representatives

(India, United States, Germany, South Africa…)

Federal Republic

The central government holds most of the power in _________ government.

UNITARY

African country have we studied that could be considered an Oligarchy prior to 1994???

South Africa

Which type of government gives its citizens the most power?

Democratic

Which type of government gives its citizens the least power?

Autocratic(Dictators and Monarchs)

What type of government gives the king or queen complete control?

Absolute Monarchy

Who benefits from trade restrictions placed on imported goods?

Local companies that produce the same products as the

imports-LIMITS competition

A government based upon religious beliefs is BEST

described as an

Theocracy

a form of government in which the citizens elect leaders and rule by majority (United States)

Representative Democracy

The US and other countries tried to persuade the S. African Government

to quit its policy of Apartheid by limiting trade with the country. What type of political trade barrier is this??

Sanctions

Which African country that we have studied have an Autocratic Government system?

Sudan(Military Dictatorship)

What type of government gives the king or queen very little control, they are more of a

figure head?

Constitutional Monarchy

Which strategy would MOST help in preventing the spread of AIDS in Africa?

Education & Prevention

Most countries in the world have what type of economy?

Mixed

Why is specialization so valuable in international trade today?

Specialization allows people to do a more efficient job at producing what

they make best and trade for the things they want

Why is it important for nations to have a system to convert from one currency to another?

Make it possible for World Trade